World Series Game 7 Attracts 51M Viewers In the US, Canadian and Japanese Regions.

The nail-biting 11-inning matchup where the Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays by one run averaged a combined 51M watchers across the United States, Canadian, and Japan territories. Major League Baseball announced this represents the most-watched World Series Game 7 after the 1991 edition showdown featuring the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves.

Television Ratings Details

Last Saturday’s epic game averaged 27.33M audience members on Fox Sports networks, its Spanish-language channel and Fox’s digital services. According to Nielsen, it was the second highest-rated program of the week.

It additionally stands as the top-rated World Series game after the 2017 edition Game 7 between the Dodgers and Astros, which drew 29.07 million. This marks a 16% improvement compared to the last Game 7 between the Washington Nationals and Astros, which attracted 23.19 million viewers.

In the Nielsen ratings, Game 6 ranked fourth, Game 4 ranked 7th, Game 5 was 8th, and Game 3 finished in thirteenth position.

Global Viewership Numbers

In the Canadian market, the game averaged over 11 million watchers on Sportsnet and the French TVA Sports. This made it the most-watched English-language program in Canada since the 2010 edition Vancouver Winter Olympics.

In the Japanese market, where the deciding game began at 9 PM local time, it averaged 12 million. This followed last Friday’s Game 6 – where Fall Classic Most Valuable Player Yamamoto allowed a single run in six frames – drew 13.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series matchup on a single network in Japan.

Overall Totals and Patterns

The entire seven-match series averaged 15.71M viewers on Fox, a 2% rise from last year’s Dodgers versus Yankees series. This represents the initial instance since 2015 and 2016 that the World Series has seen audience growth for two straight seasons.

Counting the opening game broadcast on Univision, the total US viewership was over 16 million. The total World Series viewership in Japan was 9.7 million and 8.1 million in Canada.

The complete playoffs on Fox and its sister channels recorded 8.09 million watchers, an 8% rise compared to last year and Fox’s strongest postseason ratings after the 2017 season.

Major League Baseball announced that the World Series was televised in 203 nations and regions by 44 media partners in sixteen different tongues.